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to J. B. Saunders

States that he can do nothing about Saunders land claims, due to secession. Because of Southern secession, Saunders must take his claims up with the state offices of the seceded states, and the petitions he filed before secession are no longer...

GLC03303

to Francis W. Pickens re: introducing Maj. Whiting, to survey Charleston forts

Written as President of the Confederate States, to Gov. Pickens of South Carolina. Docketed by Pickens on the verso.

GLC03308

to John MacKay

Written as Captain of Topological Engineers working on the defenses of New York City harbor. Written in a playful manner typical of his other letters to MacKay, a close friend. Lee worries about MacKay's lingering illness and hopes the warm Gulf...

GLC03324

to Col. Samuel Cooper

Written as Colonel. Cooper was Adjutant General. Written two days before John Brown's execution.

GLC03326

to Edward Turner

Mosby misspells Greeley's name.

GLC03334

to John Conness

Commander in Chief of the Army Sherman writes to Conness about the quarrel he had with Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton over the terms of Confederate General Joseph Johnston's surrender in 1865. Sherman suggests that he may have acted wrongly. "...

GLC03341.01

[U. S. pontoon across Big Black River. U.S. troops in the front. C.S.A wagon & guard in the rear. 1865]

Image of a long bridge crossing the Big Black River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. Silhouettes of several figures visible in the middle of the bridge and on the bank of the river. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of French & Co...

GLC05111.01.0084

[House report no. 65 regarding the Fort Pillow massacre and no. 67 regarding returned prisoners of war]

Contains a full report of the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, based on an investigation of the battle itself, as well as the operations of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest "and his command immediately preceding and subsequent...

GLC05080.06

Report of Lieutenant General U.S. Grant, of the armies of the United States--1864-'65

Inscribed to John Sherwood on the title page. This is Grant's last report to Congress on the conclusion of the war. With provenance notice on later flyleaf from Sherwood to his son.

GLC05105

Civil War photograph collection: Brady, Gardner; Lincoln [separate inventory]

Word processed inventory available. Approximately 2000 photographs, mostly period, from the Civil War era. Includes battles, portraits, group portraits of regiments and officers, medical photographs (3), retouched original prints or photographs with...

GLC05111

Items related Mack J. Leaming [Decimalized .01-.06]

Includes Leaming's typed manuscript signed describing the Battle of Fort Pillow, family photographs, and the House of Representatives report on Fort Pillow.

GLC05080

[Unpublished manuscript relating events of the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee]

Colonel Leaming, former Adjutant of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, reports the graphic details of the 12 April 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow. Describes Fort Pillow as "the stormy days, when, added to the ordinary intensity of civil strife, the masters for...

GLC05080.01

West Point photograph album of faculty and the class of 1861 [word processed inventory available]

A photograph album of the West Point graduating class of 1861 which belonged to Cadet Joseph B. Campbell. Attributed to George C. Rockwood. The album includes albumen images of the seventeen instructors and thirty-six cadets of the United States...

GLC05084

Special Orders 111 issued before the Battle of First Manassas

Jordan, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, issues Special Orders 111 from the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, based on the command of Confederate Brigadier General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Provides arrangements and dispositions...

GLC05093

[Confederate Flag raised over Ft. Sumter]

Extremely rare salt print taken by George S. Cooke of the interior of Fort Sumter after it was taken by Confederate troops. With pencil inscription at the top of the mount: "With the new flag of the south now raised and our Southerners in the...

GLC05111.01.0013

McLean family posed on front porch at Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

Graphite inscription on verso: "McLean's House where Grant & Lee signed the capitulation. Wants 20." Posed on the porch is Mr. McLean, Mrs. McLean, along with one another woman, and a small boy and girl. Written at the Appomattox Court House
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GLC05111.01.0280

Incidents of the War. No. 203. General Johnston's Headquarters, Centreville.

One photograph entitled, "Incidents of the War. No. 203. General Johnston's Headquarters, Centreville," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1862. Image is of uniformed men in front of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's Headquarters.

GLC05111.01.0047

House of Robert B. Rhett, Beaufort, S.C.

Inscription on verso: "Rhett's House Beaufort, S.C." The house is surrounded by trees, with a man standing at the foot of the stairs leading up to the main entry. Numeric notation on verso: "35(20)."

GLC05111.01.0764

Butler's House in Beaufort, South Carolina, with a group of Federal soldiers on porch and barn in background.

Inscription on verso: "Butler's House Beaufort, S.C." The stately home of General Matthew C. Butler in Beaufort South Carolina. Numeric notation on verso: "55."

GLC05111.01.0782

Portrait vignette of Zebulon B. Vance CSA [cabinet card]

The image shows a close-up vignette of Zebulon B. Vance. He is wearing a civilian suit and is looking directly at the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "Hon Zebulon B. Vance N.C." and "C.M. Bell, Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "C.M. Bell Artist...

GLC05111.01.1377

Portrait photo of Honorable Lucius Q.C. Lamar CSA [cabinet card]

The image shows Lucius Q. C. Lamar seated. He is wearing a judge's robe and is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell 465 Penn Ave. Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Hon. Lucius Q. C. Lamar."

GLC05111.01.1378

Portrait vignette of John Henninger Reagan, Postmaster, CSA [cabinet card]

The image shows a vignette portrait of John Henninger Reagan, wearing a civilian suit and looking to his left of the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "J. H. Reagan" and "C. M. Bell Washington, D.C." Inscriptions on verso: "Hon. J. H. Reagan" and "C. M...

GLC05111.01.1381

Portrait photo of Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner CSA [cabinet card]

Image shows Lieutenant General Buckner in a civilian suit, looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on recto: "A. Bogardus, Sherman & McHugh, Successors 11 East 42d Street, New York." Inscriptions on verso: "Gen. S. B. Buckner" and "S. B...

GLC05111.01.1362

Portrait photo of General Jubal A. Early CSA [cabinet card]

The image shows General Jubal A. Early in a close-up profile. He is wearing a civilian suit, has a long white beard, and is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "Plecker Lynchburg, Va. Extra Finish." Inscriptions on verso: "Gen...

GLC05111.01.1374

Portrait photo of General Fitzhugh Lee CSA [cabinet card]

The image shows a close-up portrait of General Fizthugh Lee. He is wearing a civilian suit, and is looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on recto: "A. Bogardus, Sherman & McHugh, Successors. 11 East 42d Street, New York." Inscription on...

GLC05111.01.1375